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Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Neuland (2013)
Afghanistan, Cameroon, Serbia, Venezuela – Mr. Zingg’s new students in the Basel integration class have travelled far. Young, and with hopes of a better future, they travelled to Switzerland and now place great hopes in their teacher: he should show them the ways of this new country. The pupils learn the language and culture of Switzerland in just two years. Mr. Zingg, has justy one goal in sight: to help these young traumatized people find a job in their new society. But as the end of their schooling approaches, these young migrants have to ask themselves a harrowing question: is there a place at all for them in this country...?
| Country | Switzerland |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Duration | 93 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | Farsi, German |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Anna Thommen |
| Screenplay | Anna Thommen |
| Director of Photography | Gabriela Betschart |
| Music | Jaro Milko, Eric Gut |
| Edited by | Andreas Arnheiter, Anna Thommen |
| Contact | Anja Dziersk - Rise And Shine |
Biography
A screenwriter, director and documentary filmmaker, she studied teaching and worked for several years in education. She later graduated in film and video at art colleges in Lucerne and Zurich. Aside from short films, she made the feature documentaries Unknown Territory (Neuland, 2011) and A Piece of Insanity (Ein Stück Wahnsinn, 2013).
Youth, Documentary, Education, Immigrants, Freedom, Diversity, Youth